Putting aside the clouds of war, it was indeed a good day. The wind was gentle, and there was a scorching sun in the blue sky. It dried the road that had been wet due to heavy rain in the past few days, which was conducive to the departure of the army.
Beyond the mountainous area is the vast North China Plain. The five thousand men and horses of the advancing enemy detachment marched in battalion columns. The twelve battalions stretched for several miles in front and back, pulling out a long snake formation and running towards Liangxiang.
Although he had not slept for two days and three nights, Han Baihang did not feel a trace of fatigue. He was riding on a tall and powerful war horse, surrounded by dozens of cavalry, galloping on the plains, feeling the pride in his heart.
The pleasure of commanding thousands of troops and galloping horses. In the eyes of others, he is a very heroic commander. In fact, only he knows in his heart that he is more releasing the pressure of going through life and death on the battlefield for days and leading a broken army of dozens of people.
Today, there are thousands of people, and no one can feel the pressure he has endured. Only now can he feel a little relaxed. If he were not concerned about the majesty of his superiors, what he would like to do most is to roar loudly.
"Commander Han, we will reach Liangxiang in another fifty miles. I just received a telegram that Xu Shuzheng sent the fifth brigade of Chen Wenyun's third division to meet us. It should be not far from us." Lin Jianyue rode his horse to catch up with Han Baihang.
Keep pace with each other.
Han Baihang slowed down his horse and turned his head and said: "Deputy Commander Lin, how much do you know about the situation of the fifth brigade? It is not convenient for Qu Tongfeng to show up, so I still need you to come forward and deal with it."
Lin Jianyue said: "The brigade commander of the fifth brigade and I are both classmates in Baoding, so dealing with him will not be a problem. But when we get to Liangxiang, Qu Tongfeng has to show his face no matter what, to prevent others from becoming suspicious."
"I know this. We have arranged for Qu Tongfeng to recover from his injuries." Han Baihang nodded.
The so-called recuperation was to let Qu Tongfeng lie down on a stretcher and deliberately wrap a gauze smeared with horse blood around his body to look like he was wounded, specifically to hide it from others.
Lin Jianyue couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of Qu Tongfeng's embarrassment at this time. Commander Qu had lost all face. He also had a deeper understanding of Han Baihang's methods. In order to prevent Qu Tongfeng from not cooperating, Han Baihang actually sent four soldiers with full body armor.
Soldiers wrapped with grenades formed Qu Tongfeng's guard, which frightened Qu Tongfeng so much that he was extremely obedient while lying on a stretcher. He was no longer as heroic as the commander-in-chief in the past. The scorching sun shone brightly along the way, and he had to
Covered with a sheet, my head was hot and sweaty, and I was miserable.
"Order the troops to speed up their march and strengthen the vigilance at the outpost line to be on guard against any unusual movements in the fifth brigade." Han Baihang gave the order and continued to urge the horses to run.
"Report!...Report!" Suddenly someone from behind shouted loudly.
Han Baihang reined in his horse, turned its head and looked back. The horsemen moved out of the way. A cavalry galloped over, dismounted and saluted: "Report to the commander, the rear guard has captured a man. He claims to be sent by Deputy Commander Zhou Dongliang."
Signal Corps, I have an order for you."
"Vice Captain Zhou?"
Han Baihang was stunned, turned his head and looked at Lin Jianyue, and said: "Bring the person here quickly."
After a while, the man was brought there. He was a first-class soldier. He saluted Han Baihang and said, "Company Commander Han, Deputy Commander Zhou ordered you to stop marching and return to Liulician as quickly as possible."
When Han Baihang heard the signal soldier calling him Captain Han, he thought to himself that he was not telling the truth. He glared and shouted: "This person lied about the military situation. Take him down to me and lock him up for interrogation."
The signal soldier was shocked. Just when he was about to complain, he was knocked down by his horse and tied tightly. Someone also stuffed a sour-smelling rag into his mouth, which made him cry and runny nose.
Watching Ma Bian take the people away, Han Baihang winked at the adjutant on the side. He said he was an adjutant, but in fact he was a veteran of the fifth platoon of the Selection Front Team. Following him, the boat rose and became a adjutant without a military rank, in charge of his subordinates.
With dozens of people and horses, this man was very discerning and found an excuse to follow Ma Bian to deal with the aftermath.
Lin Jianyue's face showed suspicion and he opened his mouth to speak.
"Let's continue on our way." Han Baihang laughed, and without giving Lin Jianyue a chance to speak, he slapped the horse's butt hard, and the horse flew out, followed closely by the horsemen.
Lin Jianyue dropped half a horse and followed Han Baihang. He had a lot to ask. Just now the communications soldier clearly called Han Baihang company commander, and the order brought by Zhou Dongliang was also very clear. It was impossible to lie about the military situation, but Han Baihang was just pretending.
Zuo didn't hear it, and all this made him suspicious. He kept staring at Han Baihang, wanting to ask him what was going on, but somehow he didn't ask him.
Han Baihang's back was sweating. He was really afraid that if Lin Jianyue asked about what happened just now, he would know that he would not be able to hide it, so he would have to tell the truth. Once his identity as a junior company commander is revealed, it will definitely affect his influence on the troops.
Control, let me ask Lin Jianyue, how could the dignified Major General brigade commander condescend to obey the orders of a small company commander of the third division? Something big was about to happen. But what surprised him was that after running for more than a dozen routes, Lin Jianyue didn't
No words were spoken.
When they were forty miles away from Liangxiang, the troops finally met up with the Fifth Brigade who came to meet them. Han Baihang secretly ordered all battalions to prepare for war and asked Lin Jianyue to go and deal with it.
Lin Jianyue rushed to the vanguard and met with Li Ruzhang, the commander of the fifth brigade. The two met and saluted each other. Lin Jianyue smiled and said: "Brother Ruzhang, please come from afar to support me. I would like to thank you on behalf of the first division."
Li Ruzhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "You and I are classmates in the same class, so it's polite to say thank you. I received a telegram from my brother in the morning. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to break out, so I rushed over. Fortunately, my brother broke out. By the way, the telegram was in
The commander-in-chief is injured, but it’s nothing serious.”
Lin Jianyue said: "It was very dangerous. A cannonball fell right next to the commander-in-chief, killing seven or eight guards. The commander-in-chief was lucky and suffered only minor injuries. I have already asked the medical soldiers to bandage them."
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Li Ruzhang said: "I have to visit the commander-in-chief. My classmates from Baoding in the army are very concerned about the safety of the principal."
Lin Jianyue led Li Ruzhang to the Chinese Army and saw Qu Tongfeng lying on a stretcher. Li Ruzhang quickly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Principal, are you okay?"
Qu Tongfeng slowly opened his eyes and said weakly: "Ruzhang, you're here. I'm fine. It's just that my body hurts and I can't walk."
Li Ruzhang looked at Qu Tong's plump head and sweated profusely, and said hurriedly: "Perhaps he was hit by the artillery fire. There are a few medical soldiers in my brigade who are good at medical skills. I asked them to show them to the principal."
Lin Jianyue secretly said that it was not good. Qu Tongfeng was in good health. The medical soldiers knew it at a glance. He quickly interrupted: "Brother Ruzhang, I appreciate your kindness. We don't need to delay on the way. We have to wait until we get back."
The headquarters will look at it again. Let the principal have a good rest now, and we classmates can catch up on old times. By the way, how is the situation in Liangxiang?"
Li Ruzhang said: "After Chief of Staff Xu came, he gathered the defeated troops, reorganized the troops, and killed seven officers who were not effective in fighting. The morale of the soldiers was completely renewed, and they were able to compete with the enemy."
